Specs for Rex - Hardcover

Ismail, Yasmeen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1619637103 ISBN 13: 9781619637108

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2015

Synopsis

Rex has new glasses and he does not like them one bit! He definitely does not want to wear them to school. He tries his best to hide them--under his hair, in his sandwich, anywhere he can--but it's tricky when they're so big and round and red. With help from his friends and family, can Rex learn to love his specs after all?

Yasmeen Ismail's debut picture book Time For Bed, Fred! has been hailed by Kirkus Reviews as "a sheer delight" and named a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. Now this breakout author/illustrator brings her distinctive and delightful sensibility to a sweet story that touches on universal themes of feeling different and celebrating what makes you special.

Awards for Time for Bed, Fred!

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
A Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Pick

About this title

About the Author

Yasmeen Ismail is the acclaimed author / illustrator of Time for Bed, Fred!, which received a star from Kirkus Reviews and was chosen as a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice. She attended art school in Dublin, Ireland and now lives in London, England.

www.yasmeenismail.co.uk

Review

"The story is sweet . . . Ismail’s exuberant watercolors capture the energy of a young child, with the lightness of the medium lending movement and energy to the pictures . . .This story displays a thoughtful understanding of its audience." - Booklist

"Ismail presents Rex's dilemma with sympathy, understanding, and a great deal of humor. . . Sweet, funny, and reassuring." - Kirkus Reviews

"Expressionistic watercolor paintings, juxtaposing both primary and complementary colors, create a warm, pleasing effect. This book may hold special appeal to young readers facing the prospect of glasses or other corrective devices." - School Library Connection

"Ismail . . . uses bright, beautiful brush strokes of watercolor to convey the manic, tail-wagging, mud-spattering energy that Fred, a furry black mop of a dog, brings to bedtime." - The New York Times Book Review on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"A perfectly designed read-aloud for the bedtime staller. A sheer delight!" - starred review, Kirkus Reviews on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Fred’s eager-to-please look and the constant trouble he gets into give this the makings of a bedtime favorite." - Publishers Weekly on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Ismail cleverly uses exclamations and rhetorical questions to liven up the familiar lets-get-ready-for-bed storyline. This book works well as a read aloud, as it begs for audience participation, and will likely become a bedtime favorite." - School Library Journal on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

"Fred is illustrated in watercolors that seem to soak through the page in thick blotches and rich, saturated colors. The effect is a wonderful sense of motion." - Booklist on TIME FOR BED, FRED!

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1619637103
• ISBN 13: 9781619637108
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32